SYDNEY FC coach Graham Arnold could not be happier with his team’s pre-season trip to Townsville as the Sky Blues prepare for their Townsville Football Cup (TFC) finale against the Brisbane Roar tonight.

Arnold and his side have enjoyed two good wins in the pre-season carnival over hosts the Northern Fury and the A-League’s Newcastle Jets and the former Socceroos manager spoke glowingly of his side’s time in Townsville.

“It’s been fantastic, so far it’s been a dream camp, the fields are fantastic, the facilities are top-shelf and to get away from Sydney and to get the boys in a camp environment has been great,” he said.

“They’ve done exceptionally well and now I just want to get through tomorrow’s game with no injuries.”

The week-long tournament wraps up todays and Sydney will be looking to get one over current A-League champions and long-time A-League rivals Brisbane as both squads try to make it a perfect three wins from three games.

Kick-off for the main game is at 8pm tonight and while Arnold wasn’t looking too much into pre-season results the club had a tough opposed session yesterday and will be more than happy to take out the inaugural Townsville Football Cup.

“You go out to win every game of football, it doesn’t matter if it’s a friendly match or an A-League match, the most important thing is you go out with the right professional attitude and have the mentality to do well,” he said.

“That’s no different tonight and I expect the boys to go out and put in a good performance.”

Sydney have been boosted this year by the appointment of club legend Terry McFlynn as the general manager of player welfare, with the Northern Irishmen moving into the role after playing nine seasons for the club from 2005-2014.

“It’s been a great training camp for us as a football club, to come up here in the climate of Townsville has been beautiful and we’ve been working on getting all the players get fitter and stronger in the lead up to the season,” McFlynn said.

“The tournament has been really good so far, we’ve had two good games and we are really looking forward to the game against Brisbane tonight.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to come up against the champions and hopefully there is a big crowd that comes out and cheers us on.”